New York City Restaurants

Café Boulud

Café Boulud Review

Manhattan's who's who in business, politics, and the art world come to hobnob at this café-in-name-only. The food and service are top-notch at Daniel Boulud's conservative (but not stuffy) restaurant in the Surrey Hotel, which recently underwent a sumptuous renovation. The menu, overseen by Boulud protégé Gavin Kaysen, is divided into four parts: under La Tradition you can find classic French dishes such as roasted duck breast Montmorency with cherry chutney, green Swiss chard, and baby turnips; Le Potager tempts with lemon ricotta ravioli; La Saison follows the rhythms of the season; and Le Voyage reinterprets cuisines of the world. If tables are booked, start out with a drink at the chic Bar Pleiades.

    Contact Information

  • Address: 20 E. 76th St., between 5th and Madison Aves., Upper East Side, New York, NY, 10021-2643 | Map It
  • Phone: 212/772-2600
  • Website: www.danielnyc.com
  • Subway: 6 to 77th St.
  • Location: Upper East Side

    Restaurant Details

  • Reservations essential.
  • Credit cards accepted.

Member Reviews

  • downer, from Western NY
    5/2/11

    Here, people luxuriate over lunch - the day we were there, the dining room was buzzing well into the late PM. Roasted duck, awesome. Baba au Rhum, awesome. Location, perfect for the Whitney, Frick - but, who's counting?! Service was the only thing that approached the 'cafe' name.

    Ratings details: Food: 4 | Atmosphere: 4 | Service: 3 | Value: 4
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